Sprocket and I made a brief stop in Montecello to use the internet in their adorable library (seriously, I love that place) before taking Harts Draw Loop Road out to Indian Creek. (It’s a great route if you’re doing the Indian Creek-Montecello commute: all paved and beautiful.) The colors were starting to appear but with the trailer I couldn’t explore too much so after letting Sprocket swim in Foy’s Lake, we headed down into the canyons.

I found our designated meeting place at Hamburger Rock Campground, picked out a spot, and headed out to do some exploring. My general destination was the area just northwest of the campground designated in the gazetteer as a “distorted surface.”

What we discovered was a really cool area to explore. There were all sorts of ways that one could proceed through the area and Sprocket and I just poked around for a couple of hours, making a large loop through the area enjoying all the interesting formations, views, and nooks and crannies.

We arrived back at camp just a couple minutes before we heard the sound of dirtbikes heading our way. Sprocket recognizes the sound of F’s bike so off he went to check it out. Evening in camp was spent admiring the views (I was too busy enjoying sunset to take photos…) and making friends with the camps around us.